法苑珠林 44.41

44.41

Ruler and ministers resonate in virtue; / The numinous texts and golden mirrors,
The jewelled tablets luxuriantly bloom, / And imperial charts shine radiant.
The bird record portends auspiciousness; / The dragon script indicates celebration.
Ten thousand states come to court; / The hundred officials compose songs.
It commenced with the elevated Martial Emperor, / Whose later heirs took the sage as ancestral model.
Cruel barbarians and treacherous obstructions / Were eliminated and merged through awe-inspiring resonance.
Compassion shades the common folk; / Deeds prosper longevity.
Supreme indeed are these supreme achievements; / The sage ruler institutes governance.